Sales & Brand Controller(m/w/x)

# Sales & Brand Controller City: Heidelberg ## About the role Are you ready to dive into numbers and drive success? Reckitt is on the lookout for a sharp Sales & Brand Controller who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about shaping financial strategies. This is a stellar opportunity to emerge as a financial champion, analysing data to fuel profit growth and taking the reins of our economic health. With your insights, we'll streamline costs, bolster financial fortitude, and map out a prosperous future. If you're eager to see your financial acumen manifest into tangible success, we'd love to welcome you aboard. The Purpose of the role is to Analyze sales performance and provide insight to Sales while ensuring strict accounting policies for Gross to Net, Drive RGM and feed into Budgeting & Forecasting it is a Key finance position in Reckitt CEU Finance organization supporting the Commercial leaders as a strategic business partner in delivering profitable financial growth while providing a full spectrum of financial control and financial support to the brands/customers within Reckitt. ## Your responsibilities •    Prepare timely and accurate category/sales plans, forecasts, outlooks and strategic views •    Provide market analysis to understand and explain significant category/customer performance variations from historical or expected results •    Ensure a seat at the decision table and provide high caliber respected advice / information for all strategic business initiatives (such as sizing, packaging, pricing decisions, etc) •    Support and challenge (if necessary) category assumptions in analyzing and implementing business growth opportunities, such as new product development and investment analysis •    Drive and understand all aspects of the Commercial P&L, act as liaison between category management and Supply Finance with respect to S&OP planning, cost assumptions, commodity movements, squeeze targets, inventory obsolescence, etc. •    Develop strong understanding of all category / customer trade investment strategies •    Support Key Account managers providing necessary tools and information for year-end negotiations with customers •    Manage functionality, usage and continuous improvement of various financial tools, process and procedures •    Maintain positive and proactive interaction with sales/marketing departments to ensure ongoing, effective two-way working relationships for exchange of quality financial information •    Ensure suitable tracking is in place to understand the portfolio performance at a category and SKU level, understanding growth products and drivers, and vulnerable products and drivers; taking action as required •    Control trade terms, budgeting and provide ROI analysis of promotional activities ## The experience we're looking for * Minimum bachelor’s degree in business administration  (Berufsakademie) * Job experience: 3-5 years’ working experience in Finance/Commercial Controlling * Strong IT & financial systems experience * Strong analytical skills * Strong commercial understanding * Good to advanced accounting knowledge * Strong MS Excel knowledge * Highly analytical self-starter, process-driven and self-motivated with drive and agility * Structured thinker with well-organized working approach – but comfortable working in a highly dynamic and changing environment * Problem solver with a high result orientation * Very good communicator capable of building strong working relationships * Living of our core values: achievement, entrepreneurship, ownership and partnership * Good team player * Excellent English (able to present and negotiate in English) ## The skills for success Business accumen, Investment Analysis, Budgeting & Forecasting, Project Management, Improve business processes, Accounting principles, Financial Reporting, Internal controls, Financial analysis and reporting, Stakeholder engagement and influence, Strategic thinking, Risk management, Relationship management. ## Equality We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law. **Job Segment:** Counseling, Nutrition, Healthcare